Fear Talk in South End Natal
Public security; Diffuse fear; Fear talk; Natal; Urban crime; Insecurity; Subjective violence
As displacement of violence toward Brazil’s Northeast hit the state of Rio Grande do Norte, especially its capital Natal, which in 2017 reached record numbers of Lethal and Intentional Violent Conduct, maintaining high rates. Effective lethal violence, however, is not widespread through the city of Natal, but is concentrated in certain neighborhoods and regions, which are socially more vulnerable. In the light of the literature on Fear of Crime and understanding that it is narrated in a diffuse way, often associated with other types of fear, this research seeks through narrative analysis to describe and analyze the Fear of Crime displayed by residents of the South End Natal. Residents who are not the most affected by objective lethal violence in the city, but share security discourses and policies aimed at combating it. To do so, it is intended to use the methodology of the Focus Groups on two occasions: bringing together community leaders from the region at first and residents, at a second moment.